The Emergence Machine

Evaluate

process · cognition · Level 3 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

To assess the value or quality of something by comparing it to a standard, through the process of evaluating its characteristics and attributes in a spatial context.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “evaluate” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0EvaluateProcessActionChangeStandardEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesAssessmentL4PragmatismL7Judicial ReviewL12EvaluateL3ActionL1StandardL1ProcessL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of evaluate
  • Standard L1 (requires)
    To understand evaluate, one must first understand standards of quality and value.
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    evaluate requires understanding process as a foundational concept

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